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[LiK]

courtesy jediyoshi

http://store.steampowered.com/bigpicture/
http://store.steampowered.com/bigpicture/setup

Plus hands-on impressions etc

http://www.kotaku.com/5941793/valve-is-bringing-steam-to-your-tv-today-watch-out-consoles

Note: Make sure to [Opt into Steam Beta] in Account Settings to get it. Restart Steam and you are good.

 

[PaulLFC]

It sort of looks like the dashboard on an Xbox 360, minus the advertisements and other clutter that can make that system so irritating to navigate.

And it's free. Not that Microsoft will take any notice.

More on topic, looking forward to trying this, hopefully I get a beta invite.

 

[metsallica]

How does one participate?

 

[Bomber Bob]

way sleeker than xbox dashboard

 

[Ydahs]

Soo... what's the best way to get my PC hooked up to my projector without buying a 20m HDMI and cable and 25m USB extension cable?

 

[R3TRO]

Highly looking forward to this!

 

[MatthewB92]

I like controller keyboard. Neat idea.

 

[JaseC]

I like the on-screen "keyboard":

Edit: Great minds etc.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Excellent news. Can't wait to try it out!

 

[PaulLFC]

That virtual keyboard looks awesome.

Edit: Beaten.

 

[Chinner]

dat virtual keyboard

;hail valve

 

[base shagohod]

And it's free. Not that Microsoft will take any notice.

More on topic, looking forward to trying this, hopefully I get a beta invite.

Oh they'll notice.. They just won't care. lol

 

[haikira]

Really like the look of it. Tempted to use it on my regular PC, as well as my Media PC.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Why has someone not thought of this before?

 

[JaseC]

Future plans for Big Picture mode include auto-correct, context awareness—"When you're in a web browser, it should know that you might want to put 'dot com' at the end of your address," Coomer said—and, in the distant future, some way to support cooperative split-screen mode, so multiple people can sit down in the same living room and simultaneously use their individual Steam accounts.

Oh my.

 

[BrokenEchelon]

Now if only this beta included a second, equally capable PC as my desktop PC.

 

[Miker]

Slick.

 

[Darklord]

Hey guys, I heard there was some sort of virtual keyboard do you know anything about this?

 

[Xater]

I like the on-screen "keyboard":

Edit: Great minds etc.

That is clever as hell. Can the console manufacturers please take note?

 

[The_Monk]

This is actually neat:

I like the clean and minimalistic look.

 

[LiK]

Soo... what's the. T best way to get my PC hooked up to my projector without buying a 20m HDMI and cable and 25m USB extension cable?

HDMI wireless bridge is what you need.

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

That looks sweet.

 

[Durante]

Why has someone not thought of this before?

I did it (well, almost) on a PSP homebrew game in 2005:

( http://psp.metaclassofnil.com/crystalise/ )

 

[Zoc]

The keyboard is cool, but I personally never use twitter or messaging in games (don't care for multiplayer), so this is kind of meh, actually. What I really want is just better sorting and classifying of games in my library, too much crud in there from bundles and DLC.

 

[hbkajshdvfbkjhvgkahsgdfka]

That keyboard is hella nice.

 

[haikira]

Future plans for Big Picture mode include auto-correct, context awareness—"When you're in a web browser, it should know that you might want to put 'dot com' at the end of your address," Coomer said—and, in the distant future, some way to support cooperative split-screen mode, so multiple people can sit down in the same living room and simultaneously use their individual Steam accounts.

Oh my.

Holy shit. This would be very nice.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

I did it (well, almost) on a PSP homebrew game in 2005:

( http://psp.metaclassofnil.com/crystalise/ )

Durante does what game companies do 7 years later! (Or never)

 

[diffusionx]

This doesn't look all that different from a configured XBMC setup.

 

[la_briola]

Why has someone not thought of this before?

There are PSP homebrew software that use exactly this input method.

edit: beaten

 

[balladofwindfishes]

TF2's controller support is terrible. Hopefully they patch that in soon.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

My prudential estate is ready.

 

[Hawkian]

I did it (well, almost) on a PSP homebrew game in 2005:

( http://psp.metaclassofnil.com/crystalise/ )

is there no trail you will not blaze

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

HDMI wireless bridge is what you need.

200 space bucks, though.

Durante does what game companies do 7 years later! (Or never)

haha

 

[kurahador]

I did it (well, almost) on a PSP homebrew game in 2005:

Lawsuit incoming?

So help me understand this. Is this basically a consolised Steam UI for tv? So, I have to hook up my pc to the tv to properly experience it?

 

[Nibel]

I did it (well, almost) on a PSP homebrew game in 2005:

( http://psp.metaclassofnil.com/crystalise/ )

Durante is fucking amazing :lol

He does what big companies don't, amazing

 

[Saty]

I ask the obvious question: is this the first step toward Valve making a console of their own? Maybe the Steam Box that has been rumored (and repeatedly shot down) for months now?

"What we really want is to ship [Big Picture mode] and then learn," Coomer said. "So we want to find out what people value about that. How they make use of it. When they make use of it. Whether it's even a good idea for the broadest set of customers or not. And then decide what to do next.

"So it could be that the thing that really makes sense is to build the box that you're describing. But we really don't have a road map. And we think we're going to learn a tremendous amount through this first release."

.

 

[SolarPowered]

I want to see it now, but my HDMI cable won't be coming until Wednesday. >:'(

 

[LiK]

200 space bucks, though.

yea, not cheap :/

 

[tci]

Looks great!

I did it (well, almost) on a PSP homebrew game in 2005:

( http://psp.metaclassofnil.com/crystalise/ )

Or Beyond Good & Evil in 2003

 

[tsumineko]

My next game console will be a PC running this.

 

[JaseC]

Lawsuit incoming?

So help me understand this. Is this basically a consolised Steam UI for tv?

Yes.

So, I have to hook up my pc to the tv to properly experience it?

No (well, I suppose the answer depends on your definition of "properly", but you don't need your PC hooked up to a TV to use it):

You can use Big Picture on your normal monitor with a mouse and keyboard, but that would defeat the purpose: this is an interface designed for your living room.

 

[McHuj]

I like the on-screen "keyboard":

Edit: Great minds etc.

Wow. I'm amazed how often times the simplest and most elegant solutions take forever to find.

This looks like the fastest and most efficient way to do this. I love it.

 

[bob page]

Awesome.

Looks like its finally time to see if the HDMI-out works on my video card.

 

[Backfoggen]

Valve is the best.

 

[The Elite]

Not as excited for this as I thought I was going to be.

 

[Auto_aim1]

HDMI wireless bridge is what you need.

I just ended up buying a long HDMI cable, but this seems very, very convenient. Price is a bit on the higher side though.

 

[onken]

Yeah that virtual keyboard is all I took away from this.

 

[HoosTrax]

What is going on with that mindfuck of a virtual keyboard...

Could Microsoft get around to making official PC drivers for the 360 chatpad please (I know a GAF'er...Blizzard?...someone with an orange colored avatar...got it sorta working with the wired controller).

 

[zephervack]

Valve delivers, hopefully there is ways of adding your own non steam games.

Also this will force more devs to support controllers.

 

[JustinBB7]

Looks great, I won't use a controller but I'll use this on my HDTV anyway. The idea of multiple separate steam accounts on one TV sounds fucking awesome.